I am glad to see that referenced though. I think it is worthwhile for us to remember that a lot of the commentary is people trying to work out how they can avoid it happening to themselves or those they love. Still, I think we need to start teaching people that when someone says "she shouldn't have been wearing X" they say to lots of potential rapists that what they are thinking of doing doesn't count if she's wearing X. I'm not saying it's clear-cut, but it is part of a conversation that allows some people to argue to themselves "She must want it or she wouldn't be X, Y and Z", and this is a type of thinking we have to put an end to.
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Date: 2012-09-27 11:19 pm (UTC)Still, I think we need to start teaching people that when someone says "she shouldn't have been wearing X" they say to lots of potential rapists that what they are thinking of doing doesn't count if she's wearing X. I'm not saying it's clear-cut, but it is part of a conversation that allows some people to argue to themselves "She must want it or she wouldn't be X, Y and Z", and this is a type of thinking we have to put an end to.